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The Long Riders

25th March 2016 @matcoop 0

Walter Hill’s The Long Riders is a film that I rewatch over and over again. The story of Jesse James and the gang he rode […]

The Thing

19th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant and script writer for hire I get a lot of time to reflect about what types of directors I like. And, […]

Trading Places

18th March 2016 @matcoop 0

In trying to write about 100 films you must see and avoiding the obvious I’ve found that films are a little like pop music. The […]

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin

13th March 2016 @matcoop 0

This is a bit like defending the indefensible. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is not a good film, it’s a good book, but not a good film, […]

Q & A

12th March 2016 @matcoop 0

I once did a three day condensed version of the BBC’s directors course. The BBC director who took the course liked to show clips of […]

Narc

11th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant I tend to come across writers that fall into two camps. Those that can do excellent dialogue and those that often […]

Wall Street

8th March 2016 @matcoop 0

Being a professional script consultant sometimes means that you come across scripts that have great potential but that also have inherent problems. Indeed, I’ve written […]

The Long Good Friday

7th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As we’re coming up to Easter it seems a good time to mention to younger readers that they need to see The Long Good Friday. […]

White Lightnin’

7th March 2016 @matcoop 0

A very old friend of mine (Dom Murphy) directed White Lightnin’ from 2009. I haven’t seen Dom in many years but he was one of […]

Scanners

1st March 2016 @matcoop 0

David Cronenberg’s Scanners is a classic. As a script consultant I’d say that it’s more than ripe for a reboot. But, that it’s probably too […]